Date: 22 Nov 1999 05:03:05 +0200 From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> To: Ariel.Burbaickij@mni.fh-giessen.de Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Last decisive examination Message-ID: <86bt8n9qja.fsf@localhost.hell.gr> In-Reply-To: Ariel Burbaickij's message of "Sun, 21 Nov 1999 14:47:08 %2B0100 (MET)" References: <Pine.GSO.4.10.9911211446070.24694-100000@sun33>
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Ariel Burbaickij <Ariel.Burbaickij@mni.fh-giessen.de> writes: > > You can get the very latest ports tree by simply removing /usr/ports and > > running cvsup on a proper supfile. Look for this supfile in the same > > place where you'll get your ports, to your ultra-fast local FreeBSD > > mirror site ;-) > > What is the reson about being so brutal and REMOVING the hole /usr/ports > will the UPGRADING not suffice? > The entire /usr/ports tree will download in less than an hour over my 28.8 modem at home, and when I have messed a lot with the Makefiles, it's the only way back for me ;-) If the directory is empty or does not exist, then *all* the ports are brought up to date -- which should be the normal operation anyway. Removing it and re-fetching is only needed if you are in the (admittedly not so good) habbit of changing manually some things here and there. -- Giorgos Keramidas, <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> "What we have to learn to do, we learn by doing." [Aristotle] To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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